Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

buy Mclean, 2 pugil1st and des-
perate character, broke jail st st. Ignace,
Mich, on the and inst, whom reward Of
$3.50 was offered for his capture. He fed to
Cooks Mil, near Two Hearted river, and
from there escaped to Canada at Sault Ste.
Marie by Q row boat. Saturday night he
was met BY Sheriff McK enzie, who attempt
ed to arrest him. The sheriff was badly
cut and kicked. Officers FreekS and Ellis
went to the sheriff's assistance, and, after a
desperate struggle, Mel Lean was placed in
jail. Before morning Mclean broke his
his coll and dug ont Of jail. He was cap
tured again by 9 party and was heavily
ironed. \ =, ssss ssa ' E5s ;,
>> Capt. Black, OF counsel for the Chi
=cago anarchists appeared before the Supreme
court Of Illinois at Ottawa, and asked leave
5towithdraw the record in the case Of the
t5s ies thE dsy PEssuYTe6y e, tor
for assistance In completing his appeal to
the supreme court Of the United States.
Chief Justice Sheldon, speaking for! the.
court, denied the motion, Capt Black was
very much. downcast by the decision. The
gses1d xhe the asked sion
Gen. Roger A.. Pryor and Gen. Butler are
looking Into the case ito ASCERTAIN IL there
are really any grounds for proceeding to
the United States supreme court with the
case. n 80 ~, 5si &:
A special from Clinton, Mo-, says:
A dance in the residence Of W. L. Powell
vas given By 3. 3; Mitchell TO which
quarrel between him and Mitchell. Not
withstanding he put in an appearance at
9 O'Clock, and Mitchell believed his inten-
ton to be to break up the party. With this
he ordered Atkins from the premises, and
on his refusal to leave knocked him down.
Atkins drew revolver, but Mitchell got
the drop on him and drove him from the
house. As the two stepped into the yard
Atkins made q false move and Mitchell
shot him dead. The murderer was arrested.
A Brownsville, Tex, special gives .
full account Of fearful storm there and 1t
Matamoras. The damage in that section
is estimated at s, COZ, 000. In Brownsville
300 others partially unroofed and rendered
suntenantable. In Matamoras dozens Of tho
better class and hundreds Of small houses
were Frustrated, while 400 to 500 others are
uDroOfed. In the country on the American
side Of the river incalculable damage was
done. Countless heads Of cattle and sheep
have been lost. Crops Of cotton, corn and
sugar cane are completely Frustrated and
destroyed. Il s>5F
At Springfield, H., Capt. Kidd, editor
and proprietor Of the Daily Monitor, was
assaulted without warning in barber shop
by John f. Brett, city superintendent Of
streets, and brutally beaten. After knock
% hdm down. bTssc n aHd Licked
tors interfered. No explanation Of the
attack was offered, but it Is supposed Brett
was incensed by an editorial attack upon
the practice OF employing teams belonging
to city officials for city work, In which
Bretz's name was mentioned in an nm
complimentary way.
Forty-thousand visitors were present
at the Evansville, Ind, Blue and Gray re-
union. The feature OF the days pro-
gramme was the industrial parade. It was
three hours passing q given point. In the
afternoon 10000 people visited the reunion
grounds. Many distinguished officers and
and Gov. Buckner Of Kentucky. were es-
>corted to the grounds amid the roar Of the
cannon, the sounds Of music and shouts Of
spectators. Gov. Buckner made short
talk. The artillery and zeuaves prize drill
took place. Il sz IS 35s.5$
A fatal accident occurred on the
Indianapolis & st. Louis h. r., the engine
leaving the track Carrying the baggage car
down an embankment. Both the engineer
and rsmsn father "a md we're yer 4 kie 81
Gaping steam tore all the skin from their
faces. The hand Of the engineer still
grasped tho throttle Of his engine whom
found. None Of the passengers were In
jured. S8 III B
Congressman Morrow Of California
has forwarded to Secretary Bayard .
statement Of the murder 81 Leon Bald win.
superintendent Of American mines in
Durango. He asserts that Bald twin was
Ellsd BY Mexicans Wantonly, merely be-
cause he was an American. A Outrages upon
American citizens are, he says, fncreasing.
q erecommsnds some protective action BY
I the government. .ss 4
An accident occurred at the Bellaire
sbrides four miles below Wheeling, W. Va,
On the Baltimore 81 Ohio Road. w lille Fore
man 81. Duffy and hig gang Of workmen
we're Repairing the bridge 4 yard engine,
8crOssif9 from BenWoOd to- Bellaire, came
swiftly upon them and knocked Duty and
two st his men into the river bed below.
All three were Instantly killed
At ST. Louis. No., Tie September
term 81 the United States court commenced
with Judges Brewer and Thaysr On the
bench. The Judges handed down an opin-
ion, fixing the compensate lon Of the w abash
receivers Scion Hump reyg and Thomas
~. Tut, 81 SO, t)e0 each. The master, 80
srl.und q. Allan, some months ago RECON-.
smendeds Sll2, 500 each
d BY 81 Ok plosion Of sixt large rock q !.
] cts Oh the British warship Bellero phon, at
Quebec, 4Oinen were eriously injured. An
ent ertair,nent in honor OF Lord LsnsdoWne
had been given on the ship, and the explos-
ion occurred lust after the isitors had gone
} ashore. a rocket being ghtAd instead of
going uI,,s explod sd son dscl nring Ethe
whole mass.
IpolWonsl, Mich, ono q che most llotl
rosperous towns of the Goss ohio iron ranss
vas prstt5 nearly destr q Are which 'l,